Been snapped by the French plod!
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Returned a few weeks ago from a little escapade over the channel. Greeted this morning by a 'prosecution' letter from the french plod requiring me to fill in my details (speeding)......its a fair cop, so i dont mind paying, just wondering what the process was/ if any of you have any advice?
Not sure the comments so are very constructive. The good news is that they cannot do anything to your UK driving licence. So nil point. Further if you never intend to visit France again tear it up as suggested.
If the position was reversed and you where a French resident getting an nip I would agree with the comments since even if you visited the UK again we do not have on the spot fines, so as mapcop posted a couple of days ago on the NIP'S and people abroad tread they would have to arrest you and rush you through the courts, which no one would be bothered to do for a single speeding ticket.
However, if you intend to visit France again then I would be very cautious before filling WPB. I have no idea on French motoring law but believe I they have on the spot fines for speeding which if you do not pay they can impound your car. God know what the penalty for not returning this form might be. Unless you can get some advice from le bib I would be tempted to pay rather than face a very large on the spot fine just as I set out on holiday.
>> Edited by tonybav on Tuesday 5th August 12:46
If the position was reversed and you where a French resident getting an nip I would agree with the comments since even if you visited the UK again we do not have on the spot fines, so as mapcop posted a couple of days ago on the NIP'S and people abroad tread they would have to arrest you and rush you through the courts, which no one would be bothered to do for a single speeding ticket.
However, if you intend to visit France again then I would be very cautious before filling WPB. I have no idea on French motoring law but believe I they have on the spot fines for speeding which if you do not pay they can impound your car. God know what the penalty for not returning this form might be. Unless you can get some advice from le bib I would be tempted to pay rather than face a very large on the spot fine just as I set out on holiday.
>> Edited by tonybav on Tuesday 5th August 12:46
I got 'nicked' for speeding in France about 2 years ago, on the spot fine etc. But a couple of months later they sent me a further demand for more money, which I duly 'filed'. Have been back since (but not nicked) with no problems - can't imagine they will pursue you for a traffic offence when they can get as many on-the-spot-fines as they want.
Do you think French people receiving a UK 'NIP' would pay up?
Anyway whatever yoou do -
>> Edited by cazzo on Thursday 7th August 00:06
Do you think French people receiving a UK 'NIP' would pay up?
Anyway whatever yoou do -
>> Edited by cazzo on Thursday 7th August 00:06
A few years ago I was caught in a Froggy radar trap on the approach to CdeG Airport in a rental car. I was a bit late for the plane and my speed was more than double the limit. He took all my details, wrote me out a ticket and told me, in very broken English that I would receive a large fine, but that he could not impose it as my speed was too much over the limit. At least, I think that's what he tried to say. I drove off and threw the ticket away. Never heard any more and I used to go to France about once a month on business.
Ignore the whole thing and you'll probably never hear any more. they don't even check passports when you enter France now.
Ignore the whole thing and you'll probably never hear any more. they don't even check passports when you enter France now.
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